Positivity Matters

Rob Lion - Black River C.A.R. from Self-determination Theory : Competence Autonomy Relatedness Recorded 2/18/2025

Joshua created Econic to partner with leaders who envision a better world and desire someone to help them build it. Joshua’s CliftonStrengths: Strategic | Maximizer | Ideation | Futuristic | Individualization Recorded: 2/15/2025

Dan Martin VIA Strengths: Humor | Creativity | Love of Learning | Curiosity | Bravery Associate Professor of Management at California State University, East Bay. Director of Corporate Compassion Education at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. Recorded 2/4/2025

David B. Feldman, PhD , is a clinical health psychologist and Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University.  Prof. Feldman's top VIA strengths: Love of learning | Curiosity | Hope | Judgement | Kindness Hope science developed in a playful laboratory. Hope develops in the playful laboratory of the imagination. Recorded May 7, 2025

Chan Hellman Founding Director of the Hope Research Center Hope Rising USA Recorded 4/29/2025

Matthew W. Gallagher, Ph. D. Updates in Hope Science Recorded 4/18/2025

Lorraine Besser Ready to Live Your Best Possible Life? Recorded 3/14/2025

Shigehiro Oishi What’s the real key to a fulfilling life? Recorded 3/12/2025

Omani (formerly Ron) Carson is the founder of the Carson Group and Omya . Omani shares about purpose, kindness, strengths, community, and more! Recorded 1/22/2025

Prof. Steger is the director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University. Recorded 12/2/2024

Rose Liesveld: Building a Strengths-Based Law School Rose’s CliftonStrengths: Futuristic | Activator | Significance | Relator | Command | Belief | Focus | Maximizer | Communication | Self-Assurance Recorded: 11/25/2024

Carol Graham is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at Brookings , a College Park Professor at the University of Maryland , and a senior scientist at Gallup . In this episode, we discuss her most recent book, The Power of Hope , and she kindly reflects with us on our H.A.P.P.Y. L.I.F.E. meta-model of wellbeing models: Recorded: 2024-11-13

Meet Roger DeWitt and AI Coach Roger Roger’s Masters capstone: ADHD, Willpower, and Interest: A Positive Approach Roger’s top 5 VIA strengths : Perspective | Humor | Kindness | Love | Social Intelligence  Recorded: 9/4/2024

Guest: David Lay Williams is professor of political science at DePaul University and author of The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx Prof. Williams’ top five VIA Strengths : Perseverance | Love of Learning | Judgment | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence Prof Williams and I converse about the nature and harm of economic ine...

Guest: Prof. Tim Hodges , Executive Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute and Assistant Professor of Practice in Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prof. Hodges' top Gallup strengths: Maximizer | Relator | Belief | Woo | Positivity Recorded: June 19, 2024

Guest: Professor Isaac Prilleltensky , Director of the Community Leadership Doctoral Program at the University of Miami www.professorisaac.com Pillars of wellbeing and drivers of change: www.funforwellness.com Recorded: 6/7/2024

Guest: Bruce Smith , Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of New Mexico   Move from Surviving to Thriving: The Positive Psychology Workbook for Challenging Times https://shac.unm.edu/resources/counseling-resources/positive-psychology-workbook.html Prof. Smith’s top VIA strengths: Authenticity, Leadership, Creativity, Love, Spirituality VIA Inventory of Character Strengths: www.authe...

Guest: Cormac Russell , Co-Author of The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods Recorded: May 23, 2024

Guest: Kimberly Rath , Chairman and Co-Founder of Talent Plus and Co-Author of Near, Now, Next VIA Strengths: Fairness | Honesty | Kindness | Teamwork | Forgiveness Core Values: Integrity | Kindness | Positivity | Love | Belonging Vision: “My goal is to inspire and empower individuals and unlock their potentiality and achieve personal and professional collective joy to create a better world.”  Rec...

Guest: Dr. Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley , Senior Lecturer in Education at Bath Spa University.  Eri's strengths: Humor | Creativity | Fairness | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence Recorded: 4/24/2024 Forthcoming Book - Human Flourishing: A Conceptual Analysis

Guest: Ryan Wieber, Director, Lincoln City Libraries Ryan’s strengths: Arranger | Futuristic | Learner | Responsibility | Strategic Recorded: 3/29/2024

Guest: Dr. Gustavo Carlo , Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.  Gus and I explore the idea that there may exist at least three kinds of kindness. The following are the kinds of kindness discussed and an example of each: Playful:  host a block party . Compassionate: become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) .  Generative: become a mentor . Gus’s Stre...

Guest: Corey Keyes, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University Recorded: 1/12/2024 Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down By Dr. Corey Keyes  Publication date: February 20, 2024 www.languishingbook.com Adam Grant’s article from the NY Times discussed in this episode: There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing https://tiny.cc/languishing

Richard Dienstbier Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Nebraska-LincolnRecorded: 1/1/2024 Building Resistance to Stress and Aging: The Toughness Model by Richard A, Dienstbier "As we engage in toughening activities, physiological toughness develops in response to various genes being turned on or off—sometimes temporarily, but sometimes for a lifetime. Those physiological events le...